JI’s sit-in against oil price hike enters third day in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami on Tuesday continued its sit-in outside the Governor’s House for the third consecutive day against the unprecedented hike in petroleum prices, with party workers and people from Hazara division joining the protest. The indefinite sit-in was launched on the call of JI Pakistan chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman as part of simultaneous protests being held outside governor houses…
PESHAWAR: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) protest against soaring petrol prices entered its third day in the city's capital, with supporters from the Hazara division joining the demonstration outside the Governor's House. The indefinite sit-in, initiated by JI Pakistan chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, is part of simultaneous protests taking place outside governor houses in three provinces and the Punjab Chief Minister's House in Lahore.
At a press conference before the start of the third day's protest, JI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Central President Abdul Wasay and JI Hazara head Abdul Razzaq Abbasi announced that Rehman would make an important announcement. The JI leaders condemned the government for raising petrol prices, despite inviting opposition and political parties for negotiations.
They criticized the government's policy of repeatedly increasing prices as akin to dropping a petrol bomb on the people and warned of serious consequences if no action was taken.
Abbasi threatened that if the government did not reduce petrol prices and abolish the petroleum levy, the JI would march towards Islamabad. The speakers urged the government to abandon the policy of favoring the elite while burdening the poor.
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